Why Do We Do This?

In the United States, educational and support services for the disabled are readily available–even taken for granted. Sadly, this is not the case in many parts of the world, including Guatemala.

Guatemala is one of the poorest, if not the poorest, country in Latin America. It has the sixth highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the world. This is a large factor contributing to the high incidence of special needs in this country.

To meet the various needs we found among the disabled in Guatemala we developed four different strategies which we use in our ministry: